A total of four suspicious packages have been found in Parliament in two days - but all were found not to be harmful

A House of Commons spokesperson said: "Today a suspicious item of mail in the Palace of Westminster was investigated by the Met Police and was found not to be harmful.

"The immediate area was evacuated as a precaution but access to the building was otherwise unaffected. Two people have attended hospital as a precaution. We cannot provide any further details while the Met Police investigation is ongoing."